Combination tire and baggage carrier.



W. W. ROUTZAHNi COMBINATION TIRE AND BAGGAGE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-24.1917.

Patented Nov. 2?, 1917.

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W. W. ROUIZAHN. COMBINATION TIRE AND BAGGAGE CARRJER APPLICATION men JAN. 24. I917.

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Application filed E'euuery its, 191?. Serial lilo. 144,157.

To all whom it may EM'LOGW'L.

Be it known that l, WARREN Wimms Bowman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Arroyo Grands, in the county of Sen Luis Obispo and State of California, hove invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Tire and Eng; gage Carriers; and I do hereby decline the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such us will enable others skilled in the art to which it uppei'tztins to make and use the some,

This invention relates to a combination tire and baggage carrier and has for one Mai its objects the pi'ovision of a device of this character, which maybe readily applied to an automobile for carrying a tire and which i'esdily used for supporting" begguge.

Another object of this invention is to provide a supporting structure secured to the automobile carrying a casing adopted to receive a tire and which may be so positioned as to support baggage when desired.

' A further object of this invention is the provision of means for lockin the casing in u vertical or horizontal position and when in the letter position, it is capable ofsuppoi-ting baggage end the like thereon.

A. still further object of this invention is the provision of a combination tire and baggage terrier of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and eflicient and which mew be manufactured and sold at e comparatively low cost.

With these end other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certein novel features of construction, coinhinetion and arrangement of parts as will be hei'einsften more fully described and I claimed.

tinting the means of locking the casing in a horizontal position,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View of the casing illustrating the door thereto,

Fig 6 is a detail sectional view of a nuizdified form of frame for permitting the seeing to be supported in parallel alinenient with the supporting structure when in a horizontal position.

Referring in detail .to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates on entirety, an automobile having the usual chassis 2 to which my invention is attached, A pair of supporting bars 3 bolted or otherwise secured to the chassis 2 at the rear end there- The 3 are connected by cross bars 4:.

Suitable culls 5 are slidably mounted upon the bars 3 end have formed upon the upper feces thereof bearings (3.

A circular casing 7 substantially the size of the tire to be employed upon the automobile 1, is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed balls or spheres 8 which are received by the bearings 6 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 8. The neck of the balls or spheres 8 are grooved as illustrated at 9 to receive retaining elements 10 that have their ends secured to eye-bolts or like members 11, which are carried by the culls 5 for pivotally securing the casing to the bars 3. The casing"? has its periphery rounded as illustrated at 12 to conform to the contour of a tire so that when a tire is placed Within the casing, and it will snugly fit the Walls thereof, preventing the tire from moving in relation to the casing, obviating undue i i'iction upon the tire. The casing 7 is provided with a doorway, which is closed by adoor 13 that is hinged to the peripheral wall of the casing as illustrated at 14 and detachably secured as at 14, whereby the tire insy be removed and replaced within the casing" whenever desired.

hesp i5 secured to the top wall oi the casing 1 adjacent one edge thereof and is udapted to receive a staple 16 carried by the reel" of the chassis 2 whereby it padlock or the like may be placed through the staple 1'6 for retaining the casing 7 in e substan- 'tielly horizontal position as illustrated in Fig. 4. When the casing l is in a horizontal position the outer portion thereof rests upon the cross bars 4, whereby an ellicient hose or support is provided on which may be nositioneol baggage Secured to the upper lose Till ill)

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as illustrated catch 22 is secured to the brace 20 for engagement with the casing 7 to hold the same of the casing is a plurality of brackets17 for receiving straps 18 for retaining the bagment .of the cuffs 5 upon the bars 3, when the casing is in a horizontal. position, setscrews 19 are carried by the culi'sand turned into engagement with the bars, thus preventing any' sliding movement of said cufi's upon the bars.

A brace 20 is secured to the rear of the chassis 2 and depends downwardly therefromand isflbent upwardly in an inclined plane as illustrated at 21 and secured to the- 'cross bars 4 for forming @asupport to the casing 7 when swung to a vertical position in Fig. 2. A suitable spring 1 in a vertical position. 'When not desiring to 20 use the casing 7 as a support for, baggage,

the set screws 19 are released from engagement with the bars 3 and the cuffs "are slid forwardly'or in the direction of the bodyof the automobile and the casing is then swung to a vertical position engaging the catch 22, which retains said casing against movement.

' Referring to the modified form of cross bars as illustrated in Fig. 6, it consists of a a substantially U-shaped'member 23 which is secured to the bars 3 and is adapted to support the upper face of the casing 7 in parallel alinement with theupper faces of the bars 3 when the casing 7 is in a horizontal The bearings 24 are faces of the cuffs 5 instead of upon the upper faces as-that of the preferred form so that the casing 7 will be journaled between the bars 3 instead of on top of them as in my preferred form of invention.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is;

1. A device of the character set forth comprising a supporting structure, bearings adjustably secured to the supporting structure, a casing journaled in said bearings and adapted to receive a tire, means for holding To prevent any move placed upon the inner the casing in a horizontal port baggage, and means casing in a vertical position I =2. A device of the character set forth comprising a supporting structure, cufis slidable on said supporting structure, means for holding the cuffs against sliding move- 'ment on the'supporting structure, bearings formed-on the cuffs, a circular casing 3on1 naked in the bearings and adapted torea ceive a tire, means for holding the casing in a horizontal position to support baggage,

- and meansfor holding the casing in a vertical position.

3. A device of the character set forth comprising a supporting structure, bearings slidable on said supporting structure, a circular casing pivoted to said bearings, a door within said casing for receiving a tire, and

-means for securing baggage to the exterior of the casing.

4. The combination with an automobile including a chassis,'a supporting structure secured-to the chassis bearings slidable on the a circular casing pivoted to said bearings, a door in said casing for receiving a tire, a hasp secured to the casing, a staple secured to the chassis and adapted to receive the hasp for supporting supporting structure,

position to supfor holding the the casing in a horizontal position, means for securing baggage to the casing when 111 .bearings and adapted to receive a tire, means for locking the casing in a horizontal position to support baggage, a brace secured to the chassis and bent downwardly and up-- wardly and secured to the cross bar, and a spring catch carried by the brace for engagmg the casing supported in a vertical position.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

WARREN W. ROUTZAHN.

Witnesses .FLORENCEflM ROUTZAHN. 

